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John Atanassov
First Season: 2018-19
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 62
Crew Chief: 3 (5%)
U1: 34 (55%)
U2: 25 (40%)
Home Wins: 69%
Home Fouls: 16.0
Away Fouls: 16.9
Foul Diff: 0.9
Attendance: 1,352
| Games | Total | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 62 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Crew Chief | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| U2 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASUN | 58 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Sun Belt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A-10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CUSA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2-18 | Ben Stirt | John Atanassov | Charles Howell Jr | Florida Gulf Coast | Jacksonville | 86 - 84 | 23 - 23 | $1,525 | $13,725 |
| 2026-1-29 | Jon Broska | Nick Meyer | John Atanassov | North Florida | Stetson | 77 - 84 | 20 - 17 | $1,525 | $12,200 |
| 2026-1-24 | Kenny Totten | John Atanassov | Jordan Conley | Jacksonville | Eastern Kentucky | 81 - 76 | 21 - 22 | $1,525 | $10,675 |
| 2026-1-17 | Jon Broska | John Atanassov | Andrew Casas | Florida Gulf Coast | West Georgia | 90 - 72 | 22 - 25 | $1,525 | $9,150 |
| 2026-1-10 | Marcus Gossard | John Atanassov | Felix Fuerte | North Florida | Queens University | 82 - 89 | 18 - 13 | $1,525 | $7,625 |
| 2026-1-8 | Jeff Pon | John Atanassov | Jake Keller | Stetson | Lipscomb | 91 - 83 | 20 - 21 | $1,525 | $6,100 |
| 2025-12-15 | Jon Broska | John Atanassov | Jordan Conley | Stetson | Rhodes | 95 - 76 | 17 - 13 | $1,525 | $4,575 |
| 2025-11-15 | John Atanassov | Byron Rosier | Jordan Conley | North Florida | New College (FL) | 122 - 67 | 16 - 18 | $1,525 | $3,050 |
| 2025-11-3 | Jon Broska | John Atanassov | Luis Vasquez | Florida Gulf Coast | New College (FL) | 96 - 60 | 20 - 22 | $1,525 | $1,525 |
| 2025-2-20 | Ben Stirt | John Atanassov | Byron Rosier | North Florida | Jacksonville | 77 - 73 | 16 - 18 | $1,525 | $20,425 |
| 2025-1-25 | Chris King | Chris Ford | John Atanassov | Georgia Southern | Marshall | 67 - 71 | 24 - 19 | $1,625 | $18,900 |
| 2025-1-18 | John Atanassov | Williset Del Valle | Jordan Conley | Stetson | West Georgia | 82 - 78 | 22 - 24 | $1,525 | $17,275 |
| 2025-1-16 | Ben Stirt | John Atanassov | Nick Nadeau | North Florida | Central Arkansas | 92 - 80 | 21 - 12 | $1,525 | $15,750 |
| 2025-1-9 | Chris Merlo | Ben Stirt | John Atanassov | Florida Gulf Coast | North Alabama | 75 - 70 | 14 - 16 | $1,525 | $14,225 |
| 2025-1-4 | Kenny Totten | John Atanassov | Felix Fuerte | North Florida | Lipscomb | 64 - 96 | 18 - 15 | $1,525 | $12,700 |
| 2024-12-14 | Kenny Totten | John Atanassov | Jordan Conley | North Florida | UNC Greensboro | 89 - 77 | 14 - 14 | $1,525 | $11,175 |
| 2024-12-4 | Landon Brandes | Shane Land | John Atanassov | Florida Gulf Coast | Furman | 73 - 76 | 15 - 14 | $1,525 | $9,650 |
| 2024-11-28 | Shane Land | John Atanassov | Nick Nadeau | Rhode Island | UT Arlington | 83 - 78 | 20 - 19 | $1,850 | $8,125 |
| 2024-11-22 | Kenny Totten | John Atanassov | Felix Fuerte | Florida International | Northeastern | 58 - 60 | 18 - 16 | $1,600 | $6,275 |
| 2024-11-21 | Nelson Santiago | John Atanassov | Jordan Conley | North Florida | Edward Waters | 108 - 59 | 14 - 11 | $1,525 | $4,675 |
| 2024-11-7 | Jon Broska | Josue Nieves | John Atanassov | Stetson | Omaha | 76 - 79 | 12 - 17 | $1,525 | $3,150 |
| 2024-11-4 | Tim Fitzgerald | Nick Heater | John Atanassov | Southern Miss | Bowling Green | 77 - 68 | N/A - N/A | $1,625 | $1,625 |
| 2024-3-4 | Jon Broska | Ben Stirt | John Atanassov | Florida Gulf Coast | Queens University | 63 - 69 | 16 - 17 | $1,479 | $16,269 |
| 2024-3-1 | Nelson Santiago | Ben Stirt | John Atanassov | North Florida | Stetson | 78 - 59 | 19 - 12 | $1,479 | $14,790 |
| 2024-2-24 | Kenny Totten | John Atanassov | Nick Nadeau | Florida Gulf Coast | Queens University | 90 - 81 | 21 - 18 | $1,479 | $13,311 |
| 2024-1-27 | Adam James | John Atanassov | Luis Vasquez | Stetson | Lipscomb | 80 - 59 | 10 - 11 | $1,479 | $11,832 |
| 2024-1-20 | Ben Stirt | John Atanassov | Nick Nadeau | North Florida | Queens University | 91 - 75 | 10 - 13 | $1,479 | $10,353 |
| 2024-1-15 | Landon Brandes | John Atanassov | Luis Vazquez | Stetson | Chicago State | 70 - 77 | 19 - 19 | $1,479 | $8,874 |
| 2024-1-6 | Jon Broska | John Atanassov | Andrew Casas | Stetson | Jacksonville | 71 - 55 | 19 - 16 | $1,479 | $7,395 |
| 2023-12-22 | Jon Broska | John Atanassov | David Howard | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Memorial | 78 - 75 | 15 - 22 | $1,479 | $5,916 |
| 2023-12-16 | Kenny Totten | Adam James | John Atanassov | North Florida | Trinity Baptist | 113 - 72 | 11 - 18 | $1,479 | $4,437 |
| 2023-11-18 | Shane Land | John Atanassov | Luis Vazquez | North Florida | Maine | 67 - 58 | 9 - 12 | $1,479 | $2,958 |
| 2023-11-6 | Adam James | John Atanassov | Williset Del Valle | Jacksonville | Johnson University Florida | 113 - 46 | 17 - 22 | $1,479 | $1,479 |
| 2023-2-22 | Jon Broska | Nelson Santiago | John Atanassov | Stetson | Austin Peay | 76 - 51 | 8 - 13 | $1,434 | $10,038 |
| 2023-2-11 | Darryl Smith | Ben Stirt | John Atanassov | North Florida | Stetson | 92 - 81 | 17 - 17 | $1,434 | $8,604 |
| 2023-2-4 | Nelson Santiago | John Atanassov | Williset Del Valle | Florida Gulf Coast | North Alabama | 85 - 87 | 19 - 19 | $1,434 | $7,170 |
| 2023-1-21 | Glenn Tuitt | Jon Broska | John Atanassov | Florida Gulf Coast | Kennesaw State | 63 - 65 | 13 - 16 | $1,434 | $5,736 |
| 2022-12-31 | Landon Brandes | Ben Stirt | John Atanassov | Florida Gulf Coast | Jacksonville | 72 - 65 | 12 - 13 | $1,434 | $4,302 |
| 2022-11-11 | Jon Broska | John Atanassov | Andrew Casas | Jacksonville | Johnson University Florida | 85 - 34 | 10 - 14 | $1,434 | $2,868 |
| 2022-11-7 | Adam James | John Atanassov | Luis Vazquez | Jacksonville State | Shorter | 111 - 48 | 15 - 16 | $1,434 | $1,434 |
| 2022-2-12 | Shane Land | John Atanassov | Williset Del Valle | Jacksonville | Liberty | 73 - 69 | 18 - 19 | $1,388 | $9,716 |
| 2022-2-9 | Landon Brandes | John Atanassov | Williset Del Valle | Stetson | Jacksonville State | 63 - 57 | 13 - 16 | $1,388 | $8,328 |
| 2022-1-27 | Jon Broska | Landen Cammack | John Atanassov | North Florida | Central Arkansas | 93 - 74 | 17 - 18 | $1,388 | $6,940 |
| 2021-12-22 | John Atanassov | Williset Del Valle | Andrew Casas | Stetson | Piedmont | 97 - 53 | 7 - 6 | $1,388 | $5,552 |
| 2021-12-11 | Kenny Totten | John Atanassov | Williset Del Valle | Stetson | Ohio | 45 - 55 | 14 - 10 | $1,388 | $4,164 |
| 2021-12-2 | Darryl Smith | John Atanassov | Andrew Casas | North Florida | Edward Waters | 103 - 57 | 14 - 18 | $1,388 | $2,776 |
| 2021-11-27 | Josue Nieves | John Atanassov | Adam Jones | Stetson | Campbell | 58 - 60 | 12 - 13 | $1,388 | $1,388 |
| 2021-2-20 | Jon Broska | Brandon Hiers | John Atanassov | Stetson | Jacksonville | 82 - 86 | 22 - 17 | $1,342 | $12,078 |
| 2021-2-6 | Kenny Totten | John Atanassov | Williset Del Valle | Stetson | Lipscomb | 61 - 69 | 17 - 10 | $1,342 | $10,736 |
| 2021-2-5 | Jon Broska | Vladimir Voyard-Tadal | John Atanassov | Florida Gulf Coast | North Alabama | 86 - 60 | 9 - 13 | $1,342 | $9,394 |
Showing 1-50 of 62 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| ASUN Championship - 1st Round | 1 | 2023-24 |
| Dolphin Classic | 1 | 2020-21 |
| Homewood Suites Classic | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Jacksonville Classic | 1 | 2024-25 |
| MAC-SBC Challenge | 1 | 2024-25 |
| SoCon/ASUN Challenge | 2 | 2024-25 |
John Atanassov Game Pace by Season
Total games worked across seasons, relative to each season's opening day
Estimated Salary Information
Salary estimates based on conference rates, tier level, and season adjustments. Rates vary by conference and year.
Career Summary
Current Tier: Tier 3
Career Total: $89,935
Total Games: 62
Avg per Game: $1,451
Highest Season: $20,425 (2024-25)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 3 | 9 | 1 | 8 | $13,725 | $1,525 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 3 | 13 | 1 | 12 | $20,425 | $1,571 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | $16,269 | $1,479 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | $10,038 | $1,434 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | $9,716 | $1,388 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | $12,078 | $1,342 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | $5,184 | $1,296 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $2,500 | $1,250 |
John Atanassov Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day